A committee of energy professionals is recommending the state streamline its Office of Clean Energy and improve its energy-efficiency programs to bring savings to ratepayers.

Atlantic City Electric, which recently completed its 2009 infrastructure improvement program, announced today it is applying for a three-year extension, beginning next year, to continue improving reliability.

The United States must use the growing clean-power industry to build its economy and continue to be a worldwide leader in innovation, the nation's top energy official said Friday before a group of students, faculty and staff at Stevens Institute of Technology.

The state of New Jersey's power generation capacity and its cost competitiveness will take center stage Friday as the Board of Public Utilities hears new testimony on generation capacity procurement and transmission planning during a "legislative-style" hearing in Trenton.

A project intended to increase future electricity capacity for southern New Jersey was called off Thursday night, according to an announcement from Atlantic City Electric.

A planned power grid enhancement between New Jersey and Pennsylvania has been fast-tracked by federal agencies, the White House said Wednesday.

The Department of Environmental Protection on Monday announced New Jersey had broken a record and reached a milestone in solar installations during the month of June.

The Mid-Atlantic Solar Energy Industries Association joined environmental groups and a state assemblyman to call for opponents of proposed changes to the state energy master plan to attend public hearings starting next week.

The Garden State has long been a leader in solar energy policies and installations. Now, a new campaign is aiming to use the experiences of states like New Jersey to turn up the heat on states where incentives have been lacking.

Strong government policies have been critical to helping New Jersey become a leader in clean energy, according two military experts. But those policies could potentially have a negative impact on the state going forward, if major changes aren't carefully considered, they said.

As the Board of Public Utilities discusses whether to expand its hospital energy efficiency program, one New Brunswick hospital is thankful for the help the program provided.